Volks,
An old question (aren't they all?). I'm fixing up a '72 SuperBeetle as a
daily driver -- not a show car or anything. It has pretty good original
bumpers, not sprung or dented, but with some surface rust on the chrome and
quite a bit on the insides.
Aftermarket bumpers are around for about $85-$90 apiece, plus freight, but
they're probably Mexican or Brazilian flimsies. The "show-quality" new
bumpers in the catalogs would run to over $175 apiece -- more than the car
cost me.
I'm shopping about nearby for a chrome plating place. What's the going
price for replating original VW bumbers in your areas? What should I be
looking for? I'm assuming that I can do the backsides with POR-15 and
they'll be fine. Or should I seriously consider painting the bumpers? What
prepping would the rusty chrome need?
Bert Knupp in Music City USA
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